Rutgers vs. Princeton betting: College basketball preview for December 21

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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-4) play the Princeton Tigers (8-4) as 5.5-point favorites on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 12:00 PM ET on Fox Sports 1. The matchup has an over/under of 152.

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Rutgers Cover -5.5 vs Princeton -115

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Rutgers vs. Princeton betting lines

  • Rutgers moneyline odds to win: -241
  • Princeton moneyline odds to win: +197
  • Spread: Rutgers (-5.5)
  • Total: 152

Rutgers statistics, trends and more

Last season stats

  • Last year, the Scarlet Knights were 17th-worst in college basketball on offense (65.4 points scored per game) and 31st on defense (66.5 points conceded).
  • Rutgers was 105th in college basketball in rebounds per game (33.3) and seventh-worst in rebounds conceded (36.1) last season.
  • At 11.8 assists per game last year, the Scarlet Knights were 287th in the country.

Rutgers betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-6-1 (Home: 2-4-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 5.5+: 1-5-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-1; As Underdog: 2-1-0)
  • O-U-P: 6-5-0 (Home: 3-3-0; Away: 0-2-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 7-1 (Home: 6-0; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-3 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (142nd in nation) 44.1 (236th) 32.5 (216th) 31.6 (209th) 13.4 (224th) 11.1 (138th)

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Princeton statistics, trends and more

Last season stats

  • With 77.1 points per game on offense, the Tigers were 80th in the country last year. At the other end, they ceded 66.6 points per contest, which ranked 35th in college basketball.
  • Last season Princeton grabbed 30.6 rebounds per game (276th-ranked in college basketball) and allowed 29.5 rebounds per contest (48th-ranked).
  • The Tigers ranked 87th in the country with 14.6 dimes per contest.

Princeton betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-7-0 (Home: 0-3-0; Away: 2-2-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 5.5+: 1-0-0 (As Favorite: 3-7-0; As Underdog: 1-0-0)
  • O-U-P: 4-7-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 1-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 6-4 (Home: 2-1; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-0)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.5 (170th in nation) 43.8 (220th) 29.7 (313th) 31.4 (198th) 15.3 (104th) 9.8 (42nd)
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